Senior Electrical Engineering Consultant

Aligned Labs; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 117,000 - 248,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

A leading AI consultancy is expanding by hiring 25 Senior Electrical Engineering Experts for part-time, fully-remote roles. This position focuses on designing complex engineering problems for AI and evaluating models in electrical engineering. Ideal candidates will have a PhD in Electrical Engineering and substantial experience in research-grade problem-solving. Exceptional researchers from leading institutions are encouraged to apply. Experts can set their own rates and will work on high-impact frontier AI projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-graduate research or applied electrical engineering experience.
• Proven track record at recognized institutions.
• Fluent English reading and writing skills.
• Proven track record at institutions recognized as leaders in your field.

Responsibilities

• Design expert-level electrical engineering problems for AI.
• Evaluate and test leading AI models in engineering domains.

Skills

Fluent English reading and writing skills

Electrical Engineering expertise

Research problem-solving

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related field

Job description

About The Role

Aligned is expanding its team by hiring 25 Senior Electrical Engineering Experts for part-time, fully-remote work. This role is crucial for supporting frontier AI research.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Designing expert-level electrical engineering problems that current leading AI models struggle with.
• Evaluating and pressure-testing leading AI models in electrical engineering domains.

Note: This is not tutoring, teaching, or generic annotation work.

About Aligned

Aligned partners with leading AI labs to advance AI knowledge across various fields, including STEM, medicine, law, and finance. Our platform connects subject-matter experts with paid consulting work on frontier AI projects.

Key Aspects Of Working With Aligned

• Experts set their own rates.
• Exclusive matching to high-impact, top-paying projects in the industry.
• Focus on expert-level consulting, distinct from low-skill freelance work.

Learn more about Aligned: https://alignedhq.ai/for-experts

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking senior electrical engineers with extensive experience in solving complex, research-grade problems within world-class institutions.

Ideal Backgrounds Include

• Faculty and researchers at leading EE/ECE/EECS departments (e.g., MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Georgia Tech).
• Scientists at national laboratories and government research institutions (e.g., Sandia, NIST, Lincoln Lab, AFRL).
• Researchers at industrial research labs (e.g., Bell Labs, IBM Research, Microsoft Research, Intel Labs).
• Engineers at leading semiconductor and IC companies (e.g., Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Broadcom, TSMC).
• Principal engineers at defense and aerospace contractors (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman).
• Senior engineers at communications and networking leaders (e.g., Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco).
• Technical leaders at deep-tech hardware startups (e.g., Rigetti, IonQ, Lightmatter, Commonwealth Fusion).

Minimum Qualifications

• Fluent English reading and writing skills.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of post-graduate research or applied electrical engineering experience.
• A proven track record at institutions recognized as leaders in your field.